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Maah Daah Hey Mountain Bike Trail
Medora, North Dakota
MTB TRAIL STATS
Avg Rating:   |
7 trail reviews |
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Status: updated 7/4/09 by simmons15 |
Difficulty:  Advanced |
| Length: 100 miles | Global Rank: #650 |
| Tread: Singletrack | Configuration: Network |
| Ridden: 21 | Wishlist: 33 |
| Elevation Gain/Loss: +1,677/-928 ft (based on partial GPS data) | IMBA Epic Trail |
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Description: This trail absolutely rocks!!! I rode the entire thing the summer of 2003 in an epic trip that lasted five days. Granted you do not have to ride the entire trail to enjoy the picturesque riding which includes high plateaus, drainages, gullies, washouts, prairie, and plenty of winding single track to connect it all. Throw some absolutely killer climbs and long decents in the mix and whalla!!! Thats the trail in a nutshell. Every aspect of riding in one epic journey. While the trail is not overly technical it is not heavily traveled and the views make up for the lack of extremely technical riding. Do not attempt to ride this trail if it wet. It takes about ten feet for the mud to build up so much that the tires dont roll and the bike becomes about 20 pounds heavier. I rode for five days in the middle of summer and only saw three other riders besides my riding buddies. Take plenty of water, spare tubes (there's lots of cactus), and be prepared for a nice long ride. ENJOY!!!!
added on November 5, 2004 by guest
Description: This trail absolutely rocks!!! I rode the entire thing the summer of 2003 in an epic trip that lasted five days. Granted you do not have to ride the entire trail to enjoy the picturesque riding which includes high plateaus, drainages, gullies, washouts, prairie, and plenty of winding single track to connect it all. Throw some absolutely killer climbs and long decents in the mix and whalla!!! Thats the trail in a nutshell. Every aspect of riding in one epic journey. While the trail is not overly technical it is not heavily traveled and the views make up for the lack of extremely technical riding. Do not attempt to ride this trail if it wet. It takes about ten feet for the mud to build up so much that the tires dont roll and the bike becomes about 20 pounds heavier. I rode for five days in the middle of summer and only saw three other riders besides my riding buddies. Take plenty of water, spare tubes (there's lots of cactus), and be prepared for a nice long ride. ENJOY!!!!
added on November 5, 2004 by guest 
TRAIL REVIEWS review this trail
reviewed by nespencer on September 28, 2011
This trail was definitely not built for, nor made for, mountain biking. It is extremely narrow and all of us hit both sides with our pedals. Instead, we had to make our own trail by riding on the grass on either side of the trail, which is not the eco-friendly thing to do. The climbs were mostly easy and not a lot of aerobic capacity is needed. We had fun apres-ride but the trail was very difficult, not fun, scary for some, and I cannot recommend it. Dakota Cyclery did a great job of transporting our gear from place to place. The only good thing about this trail (not even part of the trail) was the Buffalo Gap trail-LOTS of fun.
* Review edited 9/28/2011
reviewed by atomica67 on June 27, 2010
100 miles of single track through the North Dakota Badlands. Sweeping vistas, canyons and plateaus.
Bring water and slime tubes or self healing tire systems. Be aware that it is illegal to ride through the National Grasslands (theodore roosevelt grasslands)
reviewed by drdiederich on December 23, 2009
Fantastic trail, one of the best experiences of my biking career. Did it with my brother and hired Dakota Cyclery in Medora, ND to move a trailer every day for us so all we had to do was ride with enough food and water for the day. Did the whole thing in 3 days of hard riding. Great scenery: prairie dog cities, bluffs, oil wells, cattle, just an amazing experience. Though I recommend not doing starting it when its over 100 degrees outside like we did, it makes it hard to drink enough water!
* Review edited 12/24/2009
reviewed by brgstrm on November 3, 2009
Everything in the previous reviews are correct. Awesome ride for sure. I did this in Sept. with a large group of mixed abilities. 5 days of riding and covered over 100 miles. Below average fitness or little riding experience will force you to be in the saddle 6-8 hours per day if you do the whole trail as I did. Many people in that situation will not enjoy the scenery or the overall experience.
reviewed by el_cap on August 8, 2009
Just returned from a 4 day trip. Started @ the bennett campground and rode the cottonwood trail to the main maah dah hey trail. This 7 mile section was hardly ridden as you almost had to bushwack parts of the trail. The toughest part of the trail due to lots of climbing and the poor trail condition: it was either bushwacking or really hard/not flat trail. Rode to magpie the 1st day (25 miles), then to Elkhorn (20 miles, my favorite), to wannigan (22 miles) and on the last day due to rain, we drove to buffalo gap and made the ride shorter (12 miles) for a total of 79 miles in 4 days. Not overly technical but be prepared for a fair amount of short climbing. The trail isn't ridden a lot so its not in great condition; grass overgrowing, hard ground, not flat, tons of cow pie, which made moving slower but scenery was good. Only saw 1 other the 1st day about 30 minutes into the ride. Saw no one else in the campgrounds either. Great ride, the only downside is trail conditions.
reviewed by skibum on October 7, 2007
This place is really astonishing considering you're in the middle of thousands of square miles of completely flat terrain. The badlands provide an oasis of scenery and vertical relief in an otherwise endlessly bland expanse. There are even some great, sustained climbs. Being prairie, however, there's no rocks and nothing more technical than an occasional switchback. The scenery's great if you like erosion and the singletrack can be fun, especially if you like dodging cowpies. Parts of the trail are VERY remote, so be self sufficient--bring plenty of food, water, and know how to fix a flat (lots of cactus). There's no cover; you're exposed to the sun at all times, so beware of hot days.
Similar Trail: There's nothing else in the area.
reviewed by Redding on September 26, 2005
This trail is incredible! 5 others and I went to see what it was all about and we were astounded! In a nutshell; 6 guys, 3 days, 68 miles, unbelievable scenery, fast downhills, painful climbs, 1 flat tire and pretzled rim, 13 total "countable" biffs, no major injuries, and an outstanding experience. We all plan to try the 5 day - 98 mile trip in 2006. There will be some photos posted soon. Try it - but make sure that you are in shape and don't donate blood 2 days before you go. (really stupid mistake!)
